Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams

Wondering if TikTok is a place you should be and if so how to make it work for you? Desiree Duffy is the founder of Black Chateau, a marketing and public relations agency that has successfully delved into this up-and-coming world of #BookTok. Learn about why and how you’ll want to connect with #BookTok influencers, what kind of agreements you can form with them, and what makes the viral potential...

Marketing your audiobooks and books can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. Join host Becky Parker Geist for this episode on ways to keep your marketing manageable. Step number one is having a plan for your next step and each step along the way. Chunking it down to where you can see the path emerge clearly, as a result of mapping deeply, can make your journey enjoyable—even if marketing in...

In a world where more readers than ever are requesting for their favorite books to be available on audio, many authors don’t know where to start in making that happen. What better way to research than by listening to other audiobooks? This week, host Becky Parker Geist talks about how listening to audiobooks of the same style as yours can help you figure out where to begin in producing your own. W...

In a continuation of last week’s episode, host Becky Parker Geist discusses ways to maximize the effects of your content to most benefit your listeners as well as yourself. What sort of bonus material is appropriate for a children’s audiobook? What can be marketed towards parents and educators but also be entertaining for children? How do you answer your customers’ question of “what else do you ha...

Thinking of producing a children’s audiobook? Then this episode is for you. Given that children’s audio makes up such a small percentage of the market, it can be daunting to figure out where to start. You might even think there’s no point in making one at all. But that’s no reason to give up. In fact, this gap in the market provides a vast array of opportunities for you to take advantage of!  In t...

Getting your audience to follow a “call to action” outside of listening to your audiobook can be tricky, and can often seem like a gimmick or sales pitch. In this episode, you’ll learn how to enhance your listeners’ experience and make them eager to engage with your content. Whether your audiobook is fiction, nonfiction, or for children, there are ways to create excitement and curiosity that will...

When history is written by the winners, it is always worthwhile to honor those whose stories are buried or forgotten. “Once in a Blood Moon” reframes American history and delves into the often undervalued influence African-Americans had on building the country we know and love today. Host Becky Parker Geist speaks with award-winning author Dorothea Bonneau about her characters, inspiration, and th...

In celebration of our 100th episode, host Becky Parker Geist talks about Consistency, Commitment and Gratitude, three keys to success. Making a commitment to the project, following through with consistency, and living in gratitude—especially for everyone on our teams that move us forward and support the process. A great episode to help you think about your own work and success team. Learn more abo...

What if your audiobook were a party? There are a surprising number of similarities in terms of the prep for the event and how to get folks to come. Like a party, audiobooks are an experience. In this episode, Host Becky Parker Geist starts off with the planning—setting goals, figuring out what materials you need, are there activities you need, what do you want your guests to experience. Once you'v...

Marketing can feel overwhelming—so many options, so many things we should do! While you might sometimes feel like doing anything is at least doing something, your results may suggest that the only result is that short-lived feeling of satisfaction. Host Becky Parker Geist will walk you through the top four tasks to get yourself organized and able to move your marketing forward. Whether you’re mark...

Do you have questions about what your finished audiobook audio files look like? What the possible formats for your audio files are and which is best for you?  Without requiring you to possess a lot of tech savvy, host Becky Parker Geist acts as a gentle guide through the often mystifying and intimidating tech world, giving enough information for you to make the correct decisions for your audiobook...

It’s that time of year to look over our shoulders to review this past year and then to plan out what we’d like for this coming year. Host Becky Parker Geist offers some ways to consider both your view of what’s behind you as well as how to make a plan for what you’d like to experience in 2022.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At year end, looking forward to new opportunities to share your passion, learn ways to use your curiosity to include others in your “tribe” by making more new personal connections with those from whom you can partner and learn, turning competitors into allies, and increasing your target audience reach with some tips from Host Becky Parker Geist.  Happy New Year!  Learn more about your ad choices....

Join Host Becky Parker Geist during this holiday season  as she brings our attention to the importance of storytelling traditions, especially the ancient rites of oral tradition to impart wisdom, to teach children and all of us what went on before to help us find meaning in our lives, and to pass on to future generations the legacies we need to remember and cherish.  Learn more about your ad choic...

Do you yearn to publish your book as an audiobook? If so, this episode is for you. If not, you may want to learn more about it!   Host Becky Parker Geist alerts you to some of the pitfalls and challenges to anticipate and to prepare for, and offers some recommendations based on her years of experience in the audiobook industry. Learn how to get started, what to avoid and who to seek out for assist...

Have you looked at your website with the eyes of someone searching for something? How does it answer someone’s yearning for information, escape, advice, or entertainment?   If you want to know how to answer these and other questions to get your business running more smoothly, to increase your audience - entice them - pique their curiosity about you and their interest in what you offer, without hav...

Have you ever wondered what it would take to record an audiobook from your theatre production, play, or book? If you have a story that’s demanding to come out, to be expressed to the world, help is available!    Host Becky Parker Geist enumerates the intricacies and technical requirements of such a complex project, services that her organization provides to clients. As Becky clears up the mysterie...

’Tis the season to remember what we have to be grateful for throughout the year!   Host Becky Parker Geist expresses her appreciation for and thanks to all of her listeners and to everyone involved in the production of audiobooks through ProAudioVoices (ProAudioVoices.com).  In this uplifting podcast episode, Becky lists and defines the various roles of each member of the multiple teams that are p...

Do you have questions about how to profitably run your own business? Increase your bottom line AND your top line? Avoid pitfalls and increase your highs while decreasing your lows?     Host Becky Parker Geist discusses with businesswoman Dawn Fuchs Coleman, author of “Get Your Game FACE On” and founder of We Guide You Grow, a CONSULTING FIRM, ? her passion to share with enterprising business peopl...

How  royalties work and what the different kinds of platforms are and the payment models can feel like getting lost in the forest. Audiobook digital distribution is a complex process involving preparing the files and metadata to suit a huge range of retailers, libraries, music channels, subscription services. The payment models vary as well. Darren Speers, Chief Operating Officer of Authors Republ...

Ever considered getting your book or script into audio with a full cast of actors to bring it to life? Host Becky Parker Geistshares several samples from full cast projects produced by Pro Audio Voices and describes some of the differences. She discusses the rationale behind decisions made for each unique project. If an audiobook with multiple voice actors, music and sound effects is something you...

Join Host Becky Parker Geist in reviewing highlights of four different children’s stories recorded as audiobooks, with various music and sound effects emphasizing aspects of each story, delightfully adding depth and meaning to educating children, and ourselves, about diverse facets of life on our planet and with a serious yet lighthearted hopefulness bringing awareness to issues confronting indivi...

Have you ever wondered what mental illness is like up close and personal? What is it like to live with this debilitating condition, and what effects does it have on the family? Is it a curse? Or can it be a blessing? Is a mental health condition set in stone? Can people heal and live a positive life? If so, how? What tools assist in the process of healing?   Join Host Becky Parker Geist as you lis...

Do you find the legaleze surrounding copyrights confusing and frustrating? The nuances of meaning and interpretation, what’s legal, ethical, and moral to do and not to do regarding copyrights. You want to be fair, as you want to be treated fairly yourself. What about the definitions, boundaries and limits set up and imposed upon you and your artistic, creative endeavors by people who may appreciat...

Are you struggling to get yourself and your work known? Do you feel alone straining to make progress against the incoming tide?  Do you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders? Are you trying to single-handedly furnish all the content for your genre for all the readers and listeners in the world?    Wouldn’t you feel relieved to know that you are in good company, that you are working with o...